EDITORIAL: Deals in energy The 10th Nepal-India Energy Secretary-Level Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting, held in India on Saturday, has agreed on expanding electricity transmission lines and trade promotion between the two countries and beyond. Opinion 21 Feb, 2023
EDITORIAL: Energy export The state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has traded 1.30 billion units of electricity at a competitive rate in the Indian energy market, earning nearly Rs 8 billion since June. NEA had traded surplus energy worth Rs 3.88 billion in the last fiscal. Opinion 13 Oct, 2022
EDITORIAL - Power trading For the first time since Nepal and India reached the Power Trade Agreement on October 21, 2014 during the official visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nepal has received permission for power trading in the Indian energy market at a competitive rate, which came into force from Monday. Opinion 04 Nov, 2021
EDITORIAL: Charging stations The state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and a Chinese contractor, Jiangsu Wanbang Dehe New Energy Technology Company, reached an agreement on Tuesday to install 50 charging stations for electric vehicles in the major cities and highways of the seven provinces. Opinion 16 Apr, 2021
EDITORIAL: FDI in agriculture Nepal’s underdeveloped agriculture sector faces a dilemma. While it lacks the much-needed investment to mechanise and modernise it to boost productivity, there is strong opposition to any foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector. Opinion 24 Mar, 2021
EDITORIAL: Ambitious plan The govt decision to include people in the energy sector is welcome; however, this policy needs technical and financial backup The 500KW capacity Pharping Hydropower project, which came into operation in 1911, is the country’s first power plant.... 22 Mar, 2019
Penstock pipe-laying work commences at Upper Tamakoshi hydel project Dolakha, February 24 Work on laying penstock pipes has started at the under-construction Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Power Project at Lamabagar of Bigu Rural Municipality, Dolakha. Pipes are being laid at both upper and lower vertical tunnels. After... Travel 25 Feb, 2019
Locals collect citizenship cards from DAO to apply for shares Charikot, August 19 Locals have been thronging Dolakha District Administration Office to receive citizenship certificates of late. Maximum district residents received citizenship certificates after Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectricity Project... Travel 20 Aug, 2018
94.8 MW to be connected to national grid this fiscal Kathmandu, May 9 Additional 94.8 megawatts of electricity generated from various hydroelectricity projects will be connected to the national grid within this fiscal. According to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) — the state-owned power utility... 10 May, 2018
Complete Upper Tamakoshi hydel project on time, says PM Oli Dolakha/Kathmandu April 11 Expressing strong reservations against slow pace of works in 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project in Dolakha's Bigu Rural Municipality, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed all the concerned authorities to... 12 Apr, 2018
PM Oli directs to complete Tamakoshi hydel project in time CHARIKOT: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the officials and stakeholders to complete the construction works of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project on time, without delaying even a single day. During his inspection visit to the... Travel 11 Apr, 2018
EDITORIAL: Step on the gas NOC must ensure that those who have obtained permits to set up high-tech fuel stations complete construction on time Though the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) started issuing licences for constructing “model petrol pumps” in April last year, there... 28 Mar, 2018
